US-based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment Eagle Systems has installed its Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system at Packaging Graphics’ Rhode Island facility.
This add-on machine is a value-added finishing technique for cold foil applications which can retrofit to new or existing 28-inch up to 80-inch sheet-fed offset presses.
Users are provided with the flexibility to apply a single 40-inch width of foil or multiple widths of foil, in any combination, as narrow as 2-inches which helps in reducing foil cost and consumption.
The system also reduces energy demands as it uses the same amount of electricity as a 1,500W hair dryer.
Packaging Graphics vice-president of sales Greg Iannuccillo said: "We have a 300,000ft2 self-contained facility which houses engineering, prepress, the manufacturing of print, die cutting, windowing, gluing, and EAS tag application, as well as all thermoforming operations. The facility also stores our make-and-hold finished goods and raw material inventory.
"The Eagle System allows even our sophisticated operation to run lower quantities without sacrificing efficiencies. With the ever changing world of speed-to-market, the Eagle System enables us to be more productive and make-ready conscious while controlling costs."
Packaging Graphics specializes in manufacturing blister cards, folding cartons, thermoformed blisters, trays and clamshells.
Speaking about their reason for choosing the Eco-Eagle cold foil system, Iannuccillo added: "One key advantage the system offers us is the use of narrow webs of foil, which in turn delivers significant material savings. And, its ease-of-use greatly reduces our learning curve, while integrating seamlessly with our workflow."
